in the meantime and the whole thing did not come off and perhaps also (which would be important to me) that this \\Thole undertaking was based on a mis- understanding. I hope that they are re- liable enough not to circulate the letters any further.... I am sorry for all the trouble I have given you. Please see to it that people just think that the whole matter is finished. And please do not men- tion in your letter Pomerania again, and also not that the matter should not get into the hands of the German authorities. Just say simply that "the matter regard- ing l\1r. D. B. was in the meantime settled as he has returned to Germany due to some misunderstanding." That would suit me best and would also be more helpful for my work, which is so urgent just now. If you say any more, somebody might be unnecessarily inter- ested. And please do it right away. Please do not think that I regret having come here. I am very glad to have seen it all and I have learnt a lot. l\1y greatest worry is that I have not seen you and your wife. And now farewell, my dear Paul. May God take care of you and your ,vife and give you strength and joy for your work and also keep up our friend- ship as it always has been. Back in Germany, Bonhoeffer re- sumed his teaching of Confessing Church ordinants, but jn 1940 his work was again dissolved and he be- came a wandering preacher jn the northern provinces. One afternoon while he and Bethge were in Memel, in Prussia, on an evangelical tour, they were seated jn a crowded café when they heard on the radio the blast of trumpets that always preceded an im- portant news announcement. This time, it was the fall of France. According to ritual, the broadcast concluded with the singing of the Horst Wessel Song. The customers in the café jumped up jubilantly, raised their right arms, and joined in the singing. Bethge hung back, but then saw that Bonhoeffer not only was on his feet but had his arm up and was singing loudly. Bon- hoeffer 111anaged to whisper to Bethge, "Are you mad?" Bethge followed his example, and afterward Bonhoeffer ex- plained, "We mustn't sacrifice our- sel ves in protest against such ridiculous things \V e have to sacrifice ourselves for something far gra ver." Pastor Bethge knew that whatever hesitation Bonhoeffer n1ight have had about liv- ing a life of deception in the name of Christianity had vanished, and that he was now launched on his treasonous career. ( Later, it would be called the third and last phase of his life.) By now, Bonhoeffer had come to believe that his service to God could not be divorced from his political beliefs and actions. He knew that if he was cap- tured he would have to lie and deceive and become a part of what he called 111 ",. -\, t , . ...:.. A :. '> w y '> \... *' t , -II'> ..'>. -:-.... ^i>I , . > Y", :-\. ... .... "::: ) <f'\ ' < ( , .$ , . >i , Y 'W':. t 1{ AW +:: t. :-". ; < <:\ .:" Y .?>= .., '^.:-,., .: . " " . : ::i. .k ;.;" .- ':;;"! -c- ::. :,:.- "-::::{ , "". ,.,. %. < <:. ,.. .<t; :% <:ö: 1 t's all a woman needs to wear i"J " % \. ' .d 'à . I;Þ ;.. I ; " New! Oz. Purse Size Spray 12.50/1 Oz { PARFUMS " HERMES/PARIS MADE PACKAGED AND SEALED iN FRANCE, DlST . U.S A. @ HERMARK CORPORATION 1965. Spray-Mock Shell Case 32.50jBoth Refillable B. Altman & Co · Rich s